Vol. 42 No. 6 (2025): December (next Issue)
Clinical Case

Chromoblastomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana: an unusual case of a neurotropic species with cutaneous manifestation

  • Victor Bazan-Alvarez,
  • Stefany Alvis-Sánchez,
  • Mario Jeisson Agramonte Vilca,
  • Norka Luarte-Saldaña,
  • Anghelino Meza-Centeno
Victor Bazan-Alvarez
Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins
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Stefany Alvis-Sánchez
Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins. Lima, Perú
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Mario Jeisson Agramonte Vilca
Universidad San Antonio Abad del Cusco
Norka Luarte-Saldaña
Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins
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Anghelino Meza-Centeno
Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins
Bio

Published 2025-11-10

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Bazan-Alvarez V, Alvis-Sánchez S, Agramonte Vilca MJ, Luarte-Saldaña N, Meza-Centeno A. Chromoblastomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana: an unusual case of a neurotropic species with cutaneous manifestation. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2025 Nov. 10 [cited 2025 Nov. 25];42(6). Available from: https://revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/2435

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Abstract

Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous mycosis caused by melanized fungi, prevalent in tropical climates. We present the case of a 73-year-old male with a 14-year history of a verrucous lesion on the left knee. The patient originated from Maynas province, Iquitos - an urban-rural area within the Amazon Lowland Rainforest ecoregion. Diagnosis was confirmed through direct microscopy, fungal culture, and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, identifying Cladophialophora bantiana as the causative agent. Although this species is typically associated with cerebral phaeohyphomycosis, we report an unusual case of chromoblastomycosis subcutaneous caused by C. bantiana.